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Friday, February 2, 2018
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS065 (East Tabernash)
Tabernash, CO
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1607 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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A look at the harsher side of railroading! The east switch at Tabernash was not locking up on the dispatcher's board, meaning he could not be certain it was properly lined. As a result, the dispatcher was not able to get the Zephyr a light out of Tabernash. The solution was to have the conductor hop off the train with a broom and sweep the snow and ice out of the switch points. Then, manually throw the switch to the siding and back to the main. Meanwhile, the Zephyr got authority from the dispatcher to proceed past the red signal at east Tabernash. Once the lead units are on the switch, the conductor will put the switch back in power and the train will continue east.
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Saturday, May 23, 2015
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS065 (East Tabernash)
Tabernash, CO
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1583 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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At the east switch of Tabernash, the westbound California Zephyr enters the siding. The Zephyr is meeting the eastbound MRONY, currently holding on the main track. There is a grade crossing on the siding at Tabernash (but there is not one on the main, and the main and siding are not parallel to each other). As a result, coal trains or manifests that have to hold at Tabernash will typically hold the main so the grade crossing on the siding is not blocked.
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